Art Nook

Vivian's art nook in her room is mostly finished. Finally installed some shelves and got her supplies organized.

Snow and Holidays

We haven't finished decorating for the holidays yet, but here's the progress so far. There's something about the new house that makes it extra fun this year. And the snow today makes it feel even more cozy inside.

Curtains

Curtains are up in our room! And many more boxes unpacked so the room is less cluttered. One small item off a long list of things to do, but feels good to make some progress.

Evan's Room

Pulling together a Uganda-Lego-Star Wars bedroom was a little tricky.  But I think he likes it.  

Gallery Wall

A big thank you to my talented sister for bringing this gallery wall in the study to life.  We spent the last two evenings working on it and I love how it turned out.  Now we just need more international trips so we can add to it.  

 

Mirror, Mirror...

I bought this mirror in September 2020, so waaay before we had interior finishes selected.   I thought maybe we'd use it in a bathroom, but we never did.  It ended up being the perfect size, shape, and finish for the entry though!

Welcome Lucy

 Baby Lucy, who decided to kick things off while her Mama was meeting with us, arrived later that same day.  She's a beautiful healthy girl and I'm so happy for her family! 

We Should Have Warned Her

We had our first meeting with the interior designer, Amanda, this morning.  It went really well.  But we should have warned her that chaos tends to follow us with every project.  

Uganda Adoption:  Get stuck in country for 15 weeks

China Adoption:  Double typhoons to fly around; get stuck in Hong Kong.

Build Our First Home:  Very pregnant Bri installing flooring and trying to finish the house through morning sickness.

Building this House:  Pandemic

Back to the point....Amanda is pregnant.  She's due in 3 weeks.  Plenty of time, right?

Nope!  Amanda's water broke during our meeting!  Any formalities went out the window pretty quickly as I was grabbing towels for her, lining her driver's seat with more towels, asking about contractions, and loading her stuff in her car.  

Very very happy for her as she becomes a Mom for the first time!